#jeon young rok

[anemoiawithatouchofobsession]

Kim Hye Soo and Jeon Young Rok for "Trend Express - A Magazine for Dream March", late 80s

[pyckionion]

[t-ara roly poly mv where they're doing the thing where they act like they're attracted to the male dj]

: omg the dj so hawt!! 😍 i have to give him my number

: omg I'm slobbering and drooling I hope I can carry his children 😍😍😍

jiyeon: yo idk you guys isn't this dude kinda old

boram: yeah he's also my dad

t-ara:

t-ara:

eunjung, in a hoarse whisper: I'm so sorry

[k-star-holic]

Yoon Sang and Son ⁇ Jeon Yeong-Rok and Boram ... Many MBC Gayo Daejeon

[kwavecl]

Los 59th Baeksang Arts Awards anuncia a los nominados para las categorías de cine y televisión.

¡Los 59th Baeksang Arts Awards han anunciado sus nominados para las categorías de cine y televisión!

Los candidatos fueron elegidos entre dramas, programas y películas que se emitieron o se estrenaron entre el 1 de abril de 2022 y el 31 de marzo de 2023. Sin embargo, las obras que se estrenaron durante el período de proyección del año pasado también se incluyeron en el grupo de este año. Se encuestó a 60 expertos de la industria antes de las nominaciones finales. Además, las producciones que se excluyeron el año pasado porque se estrenaron durante el período de proyección también se incluyeron en el grupo de este año.

Echa un vistazo a los candidatos finales de la televisión y el cine del año pasado a continuación:

Mejor Drama

JTBC “My Liberation Notes” Netflix “The Glory” tvN “Our Blues” ENA “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” tvN “Little Women”

Mejor Variety Show

tvN “Earth Arcade” Psick University “Psick Show” Netflix “Physical: 100” TVING “EXchange 2” Coupang Play “SNL Korea 3”

Mejor Show Educativo

wavve “National Office of Investigation” (literal title) Netflix “In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal” EBS “Your Literacy Skills+” (literal title) MBC Gyeongnam “Adult Kim Jang Ha” (literal title) KBS “Hidden Earth: 3 Billion Years on the Korean Peninsula”

Mejor Actor

Son Suk Ku – JTBC “My Liberation Notes” Lee Byung Hun – tvN “Our Blues” Lee Sung Min – JTBC “Reborn Rich” Jung Kyung Ho – tvN “Crash Course in Romance” Choi Min Sik – Disney+ “Casino”

Mejor Actriz

Kim Ji Won – JTBC “My Liberation Notes” Kim Hye Soo – tvN “Under the Queen’s Umbrella” Park Eun Bin – ENA “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” Song Hye Kyo – Netflix “The Glory” Suzy – Coupang Play “Anna”

Mejor Actor de Reparto

Kang Ki Young – ENA “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” Kim Do Hyun – JTBC “Reborn Rich” Kim Jun Han – Coupang Play “Anna” Park Sung Hoon – Netflix “The Glory” Jo Woo Jin – Netflix “Narco-Saints”

Mejor Actriz de Reparto

Kim Shin Rok – JTBC “Reborn Rich” Yeom Hye Ran – Netflix “The Glory” Lee El – JTBC “My Liberation Notes” Lim Ji Yeon – Netflix “The Glory” Jung Eun Chae – Coupang Play “Anna”

Mejor Nuevo Actor

Kim Gun Woo – Netflix “The Glory” Kim Min Ho – ENA “New Recruit” Moon Sang Min – tvN “Under the Queen’s Umbrella” Joo Jong Hyuk – ENA “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” Hong Kyung – wavve “Weak Hero Class 1”

Mejor Nueva Actriz

Kim Hieora – Netflix “The Glory” Noh Yoon Seo – tvN “Crash Course in Romance” Lee Kyung Sung – JTBC “My Liberation Notes” Joo Hyun Young – ENA “Exaordinary Attorney Woo” Ha Yun Kyung – ENA “Extraordinary Attorney Woo”

Mejor Entertainer Masculino

Kian84 Kim Kyung Wook Kim Jong Kook Jun Hyun Moo Hwang Jae Sung

Mejor Entertainer Femenina

Kim Min Kyung Park Se Mi Lee Soo Ji Lee Eun Ji Joo Hyun Young

Mejor Película

“Next Sohee” “The Night Owl” “Hansan: Rising Dragon” “Hunt” “Decision to Leave”

Mejor Actor

Ma Dong Seok – “The Roundup” Ryu Jun Yeol – “The Night Owl” Park Hae Il – “Decision to Leave” Song Kang Ho – “Broker” Jung Woo Sung – “Hunt”

Mejor Actriz

Bae Doo Na – “Next Sohee” Yang Mal Bok – “The Apartment With Two Women” Yum Jung Ah – “Life Is Beautiful” Jeon Do Yeon – “Kill Boksoon” Tang Wei – “Decision to Leave”

Mejor Actor de Reparto

Kang Ki Young – “The Point Men” Kim Sung Cheol – “The Night Owl” Park Ji Hwan – “The Roundup” Byun Yo Han – “Hansan: Rising Dragon” Im Siwan – “Emergency Declaration”

Mejor Actriz de Reparto

Park Se Wan – “6/45” Bae Doo Na – “Broker” Ahn Eun Jin – “The Night Owl” Yum Jung Ah – “Alienoid” Lee Yeon – “Kill Boksoon”

Mejor Nuevo Actor

Noh Jae Won –”Missing Yoon” Jinyoung – “Christmas Carol” Byun Woo Seok – “20th Century Girl” Seo In Guk – “Project Wolf Hunting” Ong Seong Wu – “Life Is Beautiful”

Mejor Nueva Actriz

Go Yoon Jung – “Hunt” Kim Si Eun – “Next Sohee” Kim Hye Yoon – “The Girl On a Bulldozer” IU – “Broker” Ha Yun Kyung – “Gyeong Ah’s Daughter”

La ceremonia está programada para el 28 de abril en Paradise City en Incheon a partir de las 5:30 p.m. KST. El programa se transmitirá en vivo por televisión a través de JTBC, JTBC2 y JTBC4, y también se transmitirá en vivo a través de TikTok.

Fuente: soompi.com

[forleejehoon]

Jehoon will apparently be attending the Gucci Cruise 2024 Fashion Show that will be taking place in Gyeongbokgung palace next Tuesday.

Total of 52 celebrities are known to attend from both music and cinema scenes including names as IU, Shin Min-ah, Hani (NewJeans), Lee Jung-jae/Go So-yeon, Kim Hee-ae, Kim Hye-soo, Lim Ji-yeon, Shin Hyun-bin, Lee Yeon-hee, Bibi, Ki Eun-se, Irene, Leeseo (IVE), Kim Shin-rok, Kim Si-eun, Jeon So-mi, Winter (Aespa), Jung Kyung-ho, Lee Seo-jin, Woo Do-hwan, Juyeon & Younghoon (The Boyz), Koo Kyo-hwan, Lee Dong-hwi, Cha Jun-hwan, Park Chan-wook, Lee Soo-hyuk, Ryujin (ITZY), Park Jae-beom and Kim Na-young.

Date: next Tuesday, 16th May Time: 8 PM KST Event streaming link: view.shoppinglive.naver.com

[naneundede]

✧ BOYS PLANET ✧

타임어택 1분 자기소개 ✧ Time Attack, 1 Min. PR

✧  K Group

Bak Do Ha : https://youtu.be/Bdm8bVWnYQg

Cha Woong Ki : https://youtu.be/I0oF3feyb4c

Choi Ji Ho : https://youtu.be/34W9BZ3ICcU

Choi Seung Hun : https://youtu.be/_eS1B-tSz-U

Choi Woo Jin : https://youtu.be/gNsA8SG7KCY

Han Seo Bin : https://youtu.be/-XFaIaj7Gxg

Han Yu Jin : https://youtu.be/yD-1-04n5yE

Han Yu Seop : https://youtu.be/xyY19-48mTo

Hong Keon Hee : https://youtu.be/RwQujHVRQO0

Jang Ji Ho : https://youtu.be/5tWf_9wEm2I

Jang Min Seo : https://youtu.be/LjVqpdL6-f4

Jang Yeo Jun : https://youtu.be/BcC3LL3HuTo

Jeon Ho Young : https://youtu.be/Pl5tIoHjj74

Jeon Woo Seok : https://youtu.be/T8GY0h0IOfU

Jeong I Chan : https://youtu.be/zoV37PdCaPk

Ji Yun Seo : https://youtu.be/iFVxRna3LKs

Jung Ho Jin : https://youtu.be/kSb6vgDqGPw

Jung Hwan Rok : https://youtu.be/ej6kiundfJc

Jung Min Gyu : https://youtu.be/-bwwMJ8vV9o

Jung Seyun : https://youtu.be/DB0MuZkkVVk

Kim Gyu Vin : https://youtu.be/xnw0sbiiyjg

Kim Ji Woong : https://youtu.be/pOP5k5JTD1c

Kim Min Hyuk : https://youtu.be/FRMfQi3Qvaw

Kim Min Seoung : https://youtu.be/xBRWY7UJzo4

Kim Tae Rae : https://youtu.be/D2sTOzPZ7gk

Kum Jun Hyeon : https://youtu.be/MVU5SDvjUkw

Lee Da Eul : https://youtu.be/ua2OeaQ14CE

Lee Dong Gun : https://youtu.be/LH_cvLtfuys

Lee Dong Yeol : https://youtu.be/zQy270g60LI

Lee Hoe Taek : https://youtu.be/BwxcboDCGxg

Lee Hwan Hee : https://youtu.be/nvk60sSGZiY

Lee Jeong Hyeon : https://youtu.be/bRlBhjGaZto

Lee Seung Hwan : https://youtu.be/ptsz-M1v1S0

Lee Ye Dam : https://youtu.be/hJSX8ZYUa14

Lim Jun Seo : https://youtu.be/0Iy-T0e2QIc

Mun Jung Hyun : https://youtu.be/lujLHn0dqiQ

Oh Sung Min : https://youtu.be/7YqqvKoyDoA

Park Gun Wook : https://youtu.be/tElDOgg1K-Y

Park Gwan Young : https://youtu.be/2IjpvV28vzM

Park Han Bin : https://youtu.be/qaCCMuM_JcI

Park Hyun Been : https://youtu.be/vA_9Fc9XX4A

Park Ji Hoo : https://youtu.be/vA_9Fc9XX4A

Park Min Seok : https://youtu.be/YBabjIH3iIE

Seo Won : https://youtu.be/l9qG5qp6Pi0

Sung Han Bin : https://youtu.be/suD2NfKRq3U

Yoo Seung Eon : https://youtu.be/tjO6v6XOYag

Yoon Jong Woo : https://youtu.be/pEAfs0m_ujE

✧  G Group

Anthonny : https://youtu.be/EcgeMI68oT0

Brian : https://youtu.be/sE3pw4scU0Q

Cai Jin Xin : https://youtu.be/sjHuJT6rZ-c

Chen Jian Yu : https://youtu.be/LAJHqARlasw

Chen Kuan Jui : https://youtu.be/EtCp9rUEqho

Chen Liang : https://youtu.be/vXwYCApgqcU

Chen Ren You : https://youtu.be/-PeKmKiZgFI

Chen Yu Geng : https://youtu.be/8F8Wg45RdiI

Cong : https://youtu.be/0ljIEXXa-NY

Dang Hong Hai : https://youtu.be/qgbIozwsp6s

Dong Dong : https://youtu.be/XSTsYc935-A

Feng Jun Lan : https://youtu.be/u7RjAM94N_w

Haru : https://youtu.be/uUAuI4m09-Y

Haruto : https://youtu.be/u_lc8HBM7lE

Hiroto : https://youtu.be/Wb0Q17Qq2MI

Hyo : https://youtu.be/lI_CF7RXhU0

Ichika : https://youtu.be/k5EkcmFEY7Q

Itsuki : https://youtu.be/kyEWK_t36No

Jay : https://youtu.be/iLibl6cbHbg

Kei : https://youtu.be/RVu6zlu5vjw

Keita : https://youtu.be/kSHT009TsFc

Krystian : https://youtu.be/03vCmVhf_E8

Lin Shi Yuan : https://youtu.be/fPtzEFb1gek

Ma Jing Xiang : https://youtu.be/wKwL12Oigks

Min : https://youtu.be/kqa0S2qfMiY

Na Kamden : https://youtu.be/InYMLYuN34g

Nice : https://youtu.be/TckeqHI5vKA

Ollie : https://youtu.be/lcXxF-U5Nqo

Osuke : https://youtu.be/2I-w1yoYnzs

Ouju : https://youtu.be/QsSfSZ8A18U

Qiu Sheng Yang : https://youtu.be/Y0PdpGbQivU

Ricky : https://youtu.be/a9fMfGigkPE

Riku : https://youtu.be/tpEuVhf-jLo

Seok Matthew : https://youtu.be/kF1NKaN3Z4s

Takuto : https://youtu.be/KdI9wZ_teW0

Toui : https://youtu.be/-4Cw-WDU-bI

Wang Yan Hong : https://youtu.be/o9RYNdHyqGU

Wang Zi Hao : https://youtu.be/KDQgcMZESXE

Wen Ye Chen : https://youtu.be/B6ec66Xa9bA

Winnie : https://youtu.be/PqNcGa0l5qU

Wumuti : https://youtu.be/q3vf-q7tP2w

Xuan Hao : https://youtu.be/_8Kjw-M5V8Y

Yang Jun : https://youtu.be/Vqiv8N0cens

Yuki : https://youtu.be/HFy1sbCtlUQ

Yutaka : https://youtu.be/dIJi6cNlbTI

Yuto : https://youtu.be/XGE7wqXTzr8

Zhang Hao : https://youtu.be/e4Y22OQbMU4

Zhang Shuai Bo : https://youtu.be/6XzEnGZB9n8

Let’s Shine! ✧

[boysplanetrecaps]

Boys Planet Episode 3-4 Recaps: Burn It Up

Aka “They Aren’t The Ones Who Are Currently Good.”

If you’re following the MNET show Boys Planet, you probably know by now that the editors are extremely irritating. For a song “mission” like this, they show 2-3 minute montages of some of the teams practicing, then fast forward to show time passing, then make it look like the performance will start any moment, and then have a lengthy flashback before we finally get to see the performance. 

So, I made a main recap that takes you through episodes 3 and 4 in a linear way, but then when it comes to focusing on each team, I’ll put all those thoughts in a separate post so you can keep the storylines straight. This post covers the Burn It Up teams' rehearsal and performance.

The Teams

K team:

Leader: Park Min Seok

Other members: 

Choi Seung Hun, Jeon Ho Young, Jung Ho Jin, Jung Se Yun, Park Gwan Young 

Park Gwan Young is 22, auditioned with Lullaby, was ranked 61st and then 92nd, and has been 2 stars the whole time.

Jung Se Yun is 15, auditioned with Damdadi, was ranked 68th and then 85th, and has been 0 stars the whole time. 

Jung Ho Jin is 20, auditioned with Lullaby, was ranked 48th and then 68th, and has been 1 star the whole time.

Choi Seung Hun is 14, the youngest in the whole show; he auditioned with Love Scenario, was ranked 46th and then 52nd, and has fallen from 1 star to 0 stars. He’s a former child actor who has been in 30+ dramas. 

Jeon Ho Young is 18, auditioned with Love Scenario, was ranked 81st and then 80th, and has fallen from 2 stars to 1 star. He’s also an actor. 

Park Min Seok is 20, auditioned with The Real, was ranked 64th and then 84th, and has fallen from 2 stars to 1 star. He was a lead vocal in The Real and did a good job -- that whole team was good.  So it’s a bummer to see that he ended up a 1-star. 

We can also see teammate Jung Hwan Rok there -- he has three stars -- but he left the show prior to its airing. He’s a member of the nugu group “withus.” No reason was given for him leaving the show that I know of, but perhaps he was unthrilled about being on this team of leftovers. 

G team

Leader: Xuan Hao

Other members: 

Yutaka, Chen Ren Yu, Hyo, Kei, Qui Sheng Yang, Riku, Xuan Hao

Top row: Chen Ren Yu (in yellow), Riku (in green)

The four sitting in a semi-circle around white-haired leader Xuan Hao: Qui Sheng Yang, Yutaka, Hyo, Kei

Yutaka is 23, didn’t get to audition, was ranked 57th and then 54th, and has risen from 0 stars to 1 star.  We saw him in a segment on the poorly trained 0 zero stars at their vocal lesson, in episode 2 or 3, and we saw him making up his own choreo during the star level test.

Hyo is 21, didn’t get to audition, was ranked 62nd and then 9th, and has risen from 0 stars to 2 stars.  We also saw him in that 0 stars vocal lesson segment. 

Kei is 16, auditioned with Conduct Zero, was ranked 76th and then 83rd, and has been 2 stars the whole time. In my notes on his audition, I thought he overdanced a little bit, but that I thought he deserved 3 stars.

Qui Sheng Yang is 21, auditioned with Tiger Inside, was ranked 88th and then 70th, and has fallen from 2 stars to 1 star.  I thought he overdanced a bit in his audition. 

Chen Ren Yu is 19, auditioned with Tiger Inside, was ranked 59th and then 56th, and has fallen from 2 stars to 1 star.  In my write up on his audition, I said he did really well, writing, “I thought his dancing was purposeful, but sort of calm, and his singing was really good. On key, on rhythm, pleasant, all that good stuff. I’m rooting for him, and curious to see how MNET will screw him over for no real reason.”

Riku is 18, auditioned with Maniac, was ranked 93rd (last!) and then 88th, and has risen from 1 star to 2 stars.  

Xuan Hao is 27, auditioned with God’s Menu, was ranked 33rd and then 41st, and has been 1 star the whole time.  

Team Selection:

This K-team is the leftovers team. 

I am not sure when this G-group was picked or who picked it, but I think they were the sixth team picked.

Episode 3, 1:18:11

Part Selection 

G-group is getting along great. Leader Xuan Hao says, in English, “who has this?” with his hands indicating his abs. Yutaka builds up suspense, but his abs aren’t exactly prominent -- “I’ve been eating a lot of snacks,” he explains, and like, same. 

Then Chen Ren Yu shows his abs for a picosecond. 

I don’t know what my 3 or 4 readers want to see, but in case it’s that, there you go!

They seem to be getting along well -- it’s nice to see. 

Over on the K-side, it’s a bit quieter. These are the leftovers, and their spirits are a bit low. They have elected Park Min Seok leader, and when Jeon Ho Young suggests that they start with their strengths, Minseok jumps on that as a good idea. “Try to promote yourself so we can choose our parts,” Minseok says, and like, yeah, man. 💖That’s the way. 

Park Gwan Young says his voice is his strength, and the editors roll the tape. I guess he can hit high notes. Not sure he… should?... but hey, it’s a start. Jung Hwan Rok and Park Min Seok also say they’re most confident in singing. Jung Ho Jin says, “those guys lost out on these talents,” which I love. The team continues to build each other up -- “we’re the hidden talents!”-- “We’re the ones that were left behind, but we’re all good people!” -- but little Choi Seung Hun says with an embarrassed smile, “I’m not really confident about anything.” You’re an actor, child -- maybe mention that! Say, “Well, I’m a really good actor, so I think I can at least charm the audience from the stage.” Right? 

We get a flashback to an early vocal lesson, and it really seems to me that Choi Seung Hun is either tone deaf or going through the vocal change boys go through as they mature. His voice is breathy and almost tuneless, and he shows his misery clearly on his face. Oh, MNET editors, can we not focus on this? He’s a child and you shouldn’t have put him on the show. 

His teammates seem to feel a mixture of concern for and irritation about him. He’s a child, and he’s annoying, but he’s a child, so… what can you do? Yell at him? Send him to his room? It is hard all around. 

Let’s skip to Episode 4, at 5:16 in. After Minhyun does a little bit of half hearted choreo, the teams come up.

Leading us into a flashback, one of the psychopath dance teachers points out that neither team has anyone above two stars. The kindly main vocal teacher, Master Lee, says, “They aren’t the one who are currently good,” which is the kindest way to describe this battle. 

In a flashback, we see the teams beginning a dance instruction with one of the psychopath dance teachers. He points out that they have a difficult song, and no all stars or even 3 stars. We see G-team try and they are kind of a mess. I assume K team tries with the same result; we don’t see it, but we see that both teams are now in a combined dance practice. Well, that’s unorthodox…? You’re going to do a dance rehearsal and teach them how to dance? I mean, you could TRY that, instead of simply yelling at them and insulting them, but I don’t see how it’ll help. At least he’s being kind of harsh and uncompromising about it, so there’s that. 

Poor Chen Ren Yu. I theorize he doesn’t really understand Korean so well, on top of not understanding the basics of choreography. I know I thought he did ok in his audition, but in this context it’s clear that he hasn’t had any dance instruction. 

He is confusion. 

He’s supposed to bend his arms at the elbow in this sort of bird flap arm gesture, but he can’t do the motion. Master Choi is obsessed with this one move and I think it might just be too hard for Ren Yu. 

In the vocal lesson, at least we see Kei doing good rapping, but the singing is really off rhythm. Master Lee, the firm but kind male vocal instructor, doesn’t really know what to do. He compliments Kei’s excellent rapping, and then tries to get some like, melodic… singing… out of Xian Hao. His teammates sweetly encourage him. You just don’t see young men interacting like this on US television, which is why I guess this is so interesting to me. 

Hey, here’s a good idea! Xian Hao goes to visit our auburn haired center, Zhang Hao, for some help with his singing! Zhang listens to Xian kindly, then gives real instruction.

They keep practicing. Xian Hao really wants to pull off that vocal run. Chen Ren Yu seems to have a good sense of pitch and is helping as well. It’s just all very sweet. The editing continues to focus on Chen Ren Yu and that one arm move, and I honestly have a bad feeling about it… so let’s see.  

As G-team takes the stage, K-team watches. Reaction King Jung Ho Jin is a head taller than most of his teammates, so he gives the impression of a teacher talking to his students as he tells his teammates, “Watch what they do well and do that too.” Good advice…? 

The performance: 

It was actually pretty decent. The leader, Xuan Hao, had pretty good facial expressions, though maybe they were too much? Like he was being an evil Bond villain or something. He does the shirt lift with conviction, and that’s good. Do or don’t do, but don’t half-ass it. Chen Ren Yu’s singing is mostly pretty good. Kei’s rapping sounded ok to me. No one was awful, though the few notes Qui Sheng Yang (in the eyepatch) got out sounded rullll shaky. The whole thing was a bit flat, and I don’t want to watch the whole thing over and over again. To be fair, I’m not a huge fan of the song itself. Don’t get me wrong, I like Kang Daniel and the boys as much as anyone, but that song is sort of meh for me. 

In the MNET editing of the performance, they’re pretty cruel, of course. The song has barely started and the camera freezes to show Chen Ren Yu make the same mistake with the arms, but like, if they hadn’t focused on it I don’t think a soul would have noticed. I know I didn’t notice just watching it. 

The trainees' applause back stage feels slightly indulgent. Like, “look how well they did, considering,” not just “look how well they did.” They’re hoping that this team -- the 6th picked from G-group -- could beat the leftovers of the K-group. Come on, they have to be able to beat the leftovers, right???

The judges say that they did a nice job, and that’s about all they say. I think they know that most likely, none of these guys is going to survive the first elim, so why be cruel? I mean it’s never stopped the psychopath dance teachers before, but I swear a saw a glimmer of human compassion on their faces when they were dealing with this team. 

At 15:30, the K-team comes out, and everyone exclaims over how how tiny and little the two maknae -- Jung Se Yoon and Choi Seung Hoon -- are.

We go into flashback mode and see that Seung Hoon is already crying at a vocal rehearsal, and trying to dry his eyes and wipe his nose on the inside collar of his shirt, which is such a child-like thing to do.  

Vocal Master Lee asks, “Do you not feel confident?” and Seung Hoon says “with singing, dancing, rapping, and everything.” Master Lee asks, “Why do you think that?” and he says, “because it’s true,” and it’s just like. Oh, my heart. What do you say back to that? Because it IS true. Master Lee can only reply, in the gentlest of voices, “That’s a very sad thing to say.” 

And I mean, Jesus H Christ, why did his agency send this kid to this show? If they were so dead set on making their cute little actor into an idol, they should have given him two years of intensive vocal and dance lessons and sent him to the show for season 4, when he was 16. His voice seems to be in the middle of changing right now, on top of everything else. Like what the fuq? Do they not remember what happened to Lee Eugene, who was so humiliated by his experience on Produce X 101 that he changed his legal and professional name to Yoo Jinwoo and gave up the idol life altogether? 

Anyway. 

Master Lee tries to get the other maknae, little Se Yoon, to say that he’s happy, and it’s kind of a joke so Se Yoon smiles, but then says, “My confidence level dropped.” You can’t blame him -- he came to this show with one friend/teammate from his agency, but that friend had to leave the competition, and now he’s here alone, and he’s ranked 85th, and has been in 0 stars the whole time, probably being constantly berated by the psychopath dance teachers, and then no one picked him for this mission. 

Further decreasing the team’s balance is that they had one three star on their team, Jung Hwan Rok, and he was the main vocal, but “he’s been sick,” or at least that’s what they tell Master Lee. It’s totally possible that Hwan Rok got sick, but also maybe he was just sick of being on this show? Anyway, he's not here any more, and they're left trying to deal without him. 

They give the performance a try, and they don’t know the lyrics even though they’re reading them off of sheets of paper. Master Lee is actually quite gentle as he scolds them, but little Se Yoon begins crying and Leader Park Min Seok goes over to hold him as he sobs. It’s really something. 

Poor kid. 

Hey MNET? Raise the minimum age to 17, how’s that sound? It’s still too young but it’s better than THIS. 

Jung Ho Jin, who is the reaction king of this whole segment, interviews:

“They’re all crying. I’m going crazy. They cry so much. To be honest, I really want to cry too. But I thought I shouldn’t join them. If they just stare at the floor because they have no confidence, we’ll really become Team Gush Out.”

You guys, I adore Reaction King Jung Ho Jin. 

Time passes, and little Se Yoon is acting like the little kid he is, and that’s not a value judgement, just an assessment of what you clearly can see on screen. He’s claiming his ankle hurts, and is sort of scooting around on the floor on his butt like an elementary school kid. Leader Park Min Seok, wearing glasses and looking like he’s been put through the wringer, basically doesn’t know what to do. The kid won’t rehearse. They can’t lose another performer, but Se Yoon isn’t even trying. He’s just sort of bored and ignoring what everyone else is doing. 

If I were Min Seok, I would be fighting the urge to strangle him, honestly. Not advocating violence, just acknowledging that my patience has limits. Min Seok finally calls the child out on his behavior. He’s been wandering around, hiding in storage rooms, stuff like that. Min Seok scolds him, not cruelly. He just says, in essence,  “Every minute right now is precious, and the stakes are so high -- why are you wasting time?”

Min Seok auditioned with The Real, (he’s the one in the leather jacket), which means he has  been training with Kim Tae Rae, the awesome vocalist we will see in Back Door; blue haired Park Han Bin, the All Star we will see in Hot Sauce; Lee Jeong Hyeon, age 20, one of the Avengers on the Love Me Right team chosen by Hui; Mun Jung Hyun, age 17, the charming kid who messed up the vocals in Very Nice but really does have a lot of talent. That’s who Min Seok trained with, and now he has to literally babysit. I can’t blame him for losing his patience. 

He has a mini breakdown, and says, “I thought we could do it if we just shared the same goal. I thought everyone would be like that. But they must have feelings they can’t share. Same with Se Yoon, and Seung Hoon,” and here he looks at Seung Hoon. “Without fully understanding them, I think I criticized him too heavily.” Min Seok, lovey, I think you were entirely within your rights, but you are a sweet human being, and I hope your life is long, happy, and successful, whether or not you debut, ok?  

That night, he asks Se Yoon to come see him, and I mean. 

This is a kid who is CLEARLY too young to be on a show like this. He probably is going crazy just missing his mom and dad. 

Min Seok apologizes to him for being hard on him (which he really wasn't!) and tells him he’s going to help him. “I want to be someone you can rely on.” They talk for a long time, and probably go through most of that box of tissues, and Se Yoon promises to work hard, and again Min Seok gathers him in his arms. 

I mean this in the kindest way, but I really hope that Se Yoon gets eliminated in the first elimination. He needs to go home to his mother and father.

The good news is, I bet there are young women all over South Korea (and Japan, China, everywhere else…) who have just put Park Min Seok at the top of their “I want to marry this man” list. You never know for sure, but I will shocked if Min Seok doesn’t jump up quite a bit in the rankings (he’s currently at 84). I don’t think he’s doing this for views -- he probably assumes that MNET doesn’t give a shit about this team -- but this is some good TV, as exploitive and awful as it is. Like I said, you don’t usually see young men being this tender with each other on television in the US. 

They get back to practice, and Se Yoon starts really trying again. That helps Seung Hoon also. They all try their best. And now… it’s show time! Back stage, Team K watches with empathy. 

The Performance

Left to right: Choi Sunghoon, Park Min Seok, Jung Se Yun, Park Gwan Young, Jeon Ho Young

Not visible: Reaction King Jung Ho Jin but he’s the one in the blue blazer 

Overall, about the same as G-group, more or less. Park Min Seok brought the right stage presence the song needed, though his vocals were a bit weak. I think Jung Ho Jin captures attention as the center, but his personality and vibe doesn’t match the song somehow. I think he would be a better fit for Very Nice. The three rappers did a perfectly decent job as far as I could tell. The two babies didn’t look wildly out of place, and Jeon Ho Young was brave enough to lift up his shirt for a picosecond, so good for him. For me, the real surprise of the whole performance was Park Gwan Young. He can sing! And he has a really nice voice! For real! He’s ranked 92, so I don’t have much hope for him surviving, but he may eventually do just fine. 

The MNET editing is kind, and we do get some reaction shots for Park Gwan Young’s singing, so that’s good. There’s also a cute shot of Minhyun singing along to the song, as if unaware he’s doing it. But most of the post performance commentary is about the maknae. 

Results 

Oh, I hate this part.

Main Vocal: 

Park Gwan Young 142

Chen Ren You 74

Sub vocal 1:

Park Min Seok 160

Yutaka 28

Sub vocal 2:

*Jung Ho Jin* 122

Riku 6

Main Rapper

Jeon Ho Young 41

Kei 57

Sub vocal 3:

Qui Sheng Yang 0 votes, oh no! 

Sub Rapper 1

Jung Se Yoon 27

Hyo 46

Sub Rapper 2:

Choi Seung Hun 26

Xuan Hao 115 

Totals:

K team takes it, 518 to 326.

When K wins, most of them jump up, but leader Min Seok just collapses. He’d been holding it together with like, duct tape and chewing gum, emotionally, and the second he didn’t have to hold it together any more he fell apart. He might be older than his maknae but that was a LOT of pressure for one person to have on his head. Everyone tries to get him to stop crying but he kind of can’t. He interviews later on that the maknae tried so hard, and that he’s always wanted to tell them he loved them. (And girls around the world swoon.)

Meanwhile, on the G-side, of course they’re heartbroken. Poor guys. They lost to the leftovers team. They worked hard too and didn’t do a bad job. I think the worst part was Hyo’s face crumpling up into tears as he said, “I don’t want to go back.” 

This show is just a lot sometimes.

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BP Intros

Okay, watching the 90 second intros before watching anything else.

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Grouping these into PASS:

K - HAN SEO BIN (18, 5'8")/P - ? - okay, this one was fine. lets see more of this kid plz. reporter.

K - JANG JI HO (20, 5'8")/P - ? - his cute is cringy. pass. idefk.

K - PARK GWAN YOUNG (23, 5'7")/P - ? - cutie. cutie with cute energy. 4 seasons.

K - OH SUNG MIN (23, 5'11")/P - ? - ohhhhh, I hate it. but he’s really cute. dressed as a damn dog. ((This is another OnePact kid!))

K - KIM MIN HYUK (25, 5'11")/P - ? - good at doing what he’s here to do. karaoke

K - JANG MIN SEO (18, 5'8")/P - ? - weird intro, but good guitar skills ***ohhhh, he left before the show due to an injury

K - HONG KEON HEE (19, 6'2")/P - ? - that was many things. but i wanna see more things.

K - LEE HOE TAEK (31, 5'7")/P - ? - Hui! I never understood why he was on this show. like, this ain’t it for him bro.

K - CHOI WOO JIN (19, 5'7")/P - ? - cutieeeeeee, i hope he makes it. protect him.

K - SUNG HAN BIN (23, 5'10")/P - ? - he seems talented despite the schtick

K - PARK GUN WOOK (19, 6'0")/P - ? - Jellyfish - i think he’s handsome, but?? whys he so dramatic?

K - LEE SEUNG HWAN (24, 5'10")/P - ? - why didnt he just sing normally bro?? he’s got a real nice voice!

K - JEONG I CHAN (23, 5'10")/P - ? - is he a Sim?? That’s creative! and his voice! here for him.

K - KIM MIN SEOUNG (20, 5'8")/P - ? - omfg, i was kinda on board, but him being so awkward at the end sold me

K - KIM JI WOONG (25, 5'10)/P - ? - what a weirdo vampire schtick. but i think he’s handsome.

G - CHEN YU GENG (26, 6'0")/P - ? - i mean, he’s pretty! ***WHY THEY CALL HIM “CRAYON”

G - CHEN JIAN YU (26, 5'10")/P - ? - i’m cackling! do they not explain it for these kids? this one is cute, im here for him.

G - ZHANG SHUAI BO (22, 6'0")/P - ? - i hate it. but he’s cute so meh.

G - CONG (23, 5'8")/P - ? - he’s endearing and I want good things for him

G - KRYSTIAN (24, 5'10")/P - ? - weird, but the awkward ending was endearing

G - YUKI (22, 5'8")/P - ? - he’s v cute but v awkward

G - JAY CHANG (23, 5'9")/P - ? - (i mean he is the whole reason I’m watching this show) - i get why ppl think he’s corny though

G - SEOK MATTHEW (22 5'7")/P - INDEPEN - he brought a picture of his familyyyyyy, you have to support him!

G - MIN (24, 5'9")/P - ? - bitch had a whole ass oxygen mask! hahaha!

G - FENG JUN LAN (25, 5'10")/P - ? - this bitch dgaf. i like that. plus he already said he’s gonna suck, sooooo

G - WUMUTI (25, 5'9")/P - ? - (forgot this bitch was on here…) - oof his makeup. he do have a pretty ass voice though…

........................................................................................................... And FAIL:

K - LIM JUN SEO (19, 5'10")/F - 143 - omfg are they all this chaotic? i caaaaan’t.

K - JUNG MIN GYU (24, 6'1")/F - ? - bitch has a whole ass powerpoint? again, I can’t. he got a square ass jaw.

K - CHOI JI HO (20, 6'0")/F - ? - mr dj did not utilize his time well

K - JUNG SE YUN (16, 5'8")/F - oh come on, he’s 12. don’t put him on this show maannnn.

K - KIM TAE RAE (22, 5'8")/F - WakeOne - weird forum for an acoustic bop bro

K - BAK DO HA (21, 5'11")/F - WakeOne - ew. but maybe he’s cute.

K - LEE DONG GUN (19, 5'10")/F - ? - homie wont stop movinggggg

K - JEON HO YOUNG (19, 5'10")/F - ? - he too random????

K - KUM JUN HYEON (22, 5'11")/F - ? - his jaw is octagon. radio dj.

K - JANG YEO JUN (19, 5'10")/F - ? - look at his fucking flair. i dont really want to talk about his flair.

K - JUNG HWAN ROK (22, 5'9")/F - ? - isn’t harry potter dead yet? he didn’t need that schtick **oh this kid ends up leaving before it starts

K - LEE JEONG HYEON (22, 6'1")/F - WakeOne - wouldn’t it be hilarious if he couldn’t do the rubix cube??

K - CHOI SEUNG HUN (16, 5'7")/F - ? - nahhhhh, he too baby.

K - CHA WOONG KI (22, 5'8")/F - ? - what?

K - SEO WON (23 5'7")/F - ? - bruh, just sing. or dance. or something. or keep showing them veeneers.

K - JUNG HO JIN (21, 6'0")/F - ? - eyebrowsssssss. he go by “Dien??”

K - PARK HYUN BEEN (19, 5'10")/F - ? - woah. carrying costume

K - PARK HAN BIN (22, 5'9")/F - WakeOne - do other thiiiiings

K - JEON WOO SEOK (21, 5'8")/F - ? - i don’t understand what this was?

K - LEE DONG YEOL (25, 5'9")/F - ? - naurrrrrrrr

K - HAN YU JIN (17, 5'10")/F - ? - um, he awkward

K - KIM GYU VIN (20, 6'0")/F - ? - Jellyfish - um, he boring

K - HAN YU SEOP (20, 5'8")/F - ? - I’m not sureeeee. like the dumb ending though!

K - PARK MIN SEOK (22, 6'0")/F - WakeOne - meh voice, meh presentation

K - LEE YE DAM (21, 5'5")/F - ? - why he talking like that? I do want to see him dance more though…

K - PARK JI HOO (18, 5'9")/F - ? - naurrrrrr cutie, naurrrrr

K - YOON JONG WOO (24, 5'9")/F - ? - i just. dont have anything to say ((oh, he’s from OnePact))

K - MUN JUNG HYUN (19, 6'0")/F - Wake One - but he didn’t do any facial expressions??

K - JI YUN SEO (19, 6'0")/F - ? - tiny ass head

K - YOO SEUNG EON (20, 5'10")/F - ? - no, he doing too much, pretty pretty princess

K - LEE DA EUL (20 5'7")/F - ? - 143 - he’s wittle!

K - LEE HWAN HEE (26, 5'9")/F - ? - he faked that

G - OSUKE (21, 5'4")/F - ? - oh god, the face paint. brooooo.

G - CHEN REN YOU (20, 6'0")/F - ? - he honest didn’t know why the door was closing! hahaha!

G - TOUI (21, 5'11")/F - ? - oh, he’s even speaking japanese!

G - RICKY (20, 6'0")/F - ? - shrug. pass.

G - CHEN KUAN JUI (23, 5'9")/F - ? - flexible huh?

G - WANG ZI HAO (23, 5'10)/F - ? - he did the whole ass dance, but like meh

G - NA KAMDEN (23, 6'0")/F - ? - that was alot

G - WEN YE CHEN (24, 6'0")/F - ? - that was creative at least

G - NICE (24, 5'11")/F - ? - oh bless his little cookie heart. naur.

G - KEI (18 5'7")/F - ? - kei, i kinda wanna punch you

G - WINNIE (25 5'7")/F - ? - he needs a new hair color and new pants

G - ANTHONNY (20, 5'8")/F - ? - the nasallllly voice

G - DONG DONG (23, 5'9")/F - ? - why he put the bandaid on his nose though??

G - YUTO (19 5'7")/F - ? - his head wayyyy too big for his body

G - OUJU (20, 5'7")/F - ? - like what?

G - YUTAKA (25 5'7")/F - ? - he does not have a beautiful choice

G - HIROTO (22, 5'9")/F - ? - naur sweetie, naur

G - QIU SHENG YANG (23, 5'10")/F - ? - puppy in a monkey costume, oh sure sure

G - HYO (22, 5'8")/F - ? - noooooo, he’s 12

G - TAKUTO (16, 5'5")/F - ? - oh noooooooo, he’s 11!

G - WANG YAN HONG (25, 5'10")/F - ? - his face was -_- the whole time he was dancing, omfg *WHY HE CALLED DALE

G - OLLIE (18, 6'0")/F - ? - willy wonkNO

G - ICHIKA (31, 6'0")/F - ? - i got nothing

G - LIN SHI YUAN (25, 6'0")/F - ? - he didn’t even move!!

G - ZHANG HAO (24, 5'11")/F - ? - is that a tv screen??

G - CHEN LIANG (24, 6'1")/F - ? - the “singing” while dancing sent me (aka “Felix”)

G - RIKU (19, 5'11")/F - ? - cute concept for a skinny baby

G - ITSUKI (18 5'7")/F - ? - sir, go back to theatre

G - HARUTO (19, 5'7")/F - ? - that was alot. of nothing.

G - DANG HONG HAI (20, 5'11")/F - ? - why his face look like that tho

G - CAI JIN XIN (20, 6'2")/F - ? - okay.

G - YANG JUN (25, 5'9")/F - ? - he should just be an actor…

G - XUAN HAO (28, 5'11")/F - ? - he had a kazooooo

G - KEITA (23, 5'5")/F - ? - what even was that? he has cute eyes though.

G - BRIAN (22, 6'1")/F - ? - he cant really sing tho, can he?

G - HARU (18, 5'6")/F - ? - he got alot of eye makeup on

G - MA JING XIANG (20, 6'2")/F - ? - concept? round face? hair?

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okay, there were 95 videos. i’m not trying to search for the other 3. on to episode 1!

Oh, they left before it even started… wait, how many fucking left?

? - JO EUN WOO (19, 5'8")

? - YEOM TAE GYUN (21, 5'9")

? - TAO YAUN (24, 6'0")

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OMG BESTIE KEEP IT COMING, I LIVE FOR THIS!

Also a quick fun fact : Baek Seol Hee is 70s-80s singer Jeon Young Rok's mother, who in turn is T-ARA member Boram's father.

I love reading this series of Korean popular music history because there is always one or the other name I can recognise. I'm so curious when you come to the post-Independence part! Keep me updated <3 <3

The History of Korean Male Groups – From Yeonhee Professional Singers’ Quartet to BTS -> Pt. 5/? (Rewrite)

I am quite surprised by the limited information available regarding this male group, which is known by two different names. I will endeavour to clarify the situation; the group in question is referred to as either 'Arirang Boys' (아리랑보이즈는) or 'Joseon Music Troupe' (조선악극단). It remains unclear why they operated under these two names. This situation is reminiscent of the male groups 'Yeonhee Professional Quartet' (연희전문사중창단) and 'Youth Member' (청년회원), where the former has significantly more information available compared to the later.

Before Liberation – 1940s

Prior to delving deeper, I would like to clarify my approach to discussing this male group, which predates the liberation era and thus had limited information available, similar to my previous post regarding the first two male groups (Part 2). I will first outline the group and its members, followed by the company they were associated with. Additionally, I will mention the 'Jeogori Sisters,' who were part of the same company as the 'Arirang Boys,' noting that one member from each group is a married couple. However, I will refrain from providing extensive details about the 'Jeogori Sisters' as they will be addressed in a future post within The History of Korean Girl Groups.

The Arirang Boys (아리랑보이즈는), a four-member project group, emerged around 1940 and frequently performed alongside the Jeogori Sisters, a female ensemble featuring Lee Nan-young (이난영), Jang Se-jeong (장세정), Kim Neung-ja (김능자), Lee Jun-hee (이준희), and Seo Bong-hee (서봉희). The group comprised Kim Hae-song (김해송), a singer and composer married to Lee Nan-young, composer Park Si-chun (박시춘), comedian Lee Bok-bon (이복본) known for his jazz performances, and composer-arranger Song Hee-sun (송희선). Additionally, Hyun Kyung-seop (현경섭), a trumpet player for an orchestra record company, occasionally filled in for other members.

In no particular order, members of Arirang Boys: Kim Hae-song (김해송), Park Si-chun (박시춘), Lee Bok-bon (이복본), Song Hee-sun (송희선) and Hyun Kyung-seop (현경섭) who occasionally filled in for other members.

Despite not releasing any albums, they achieved popularity through their use of instruments like the guitar and violin, enhancing their stage performances. According to singer Kim Jeong-gu's (김정구) testimony prior to his death, the Arirang Boys were particularly cherished for their comedic interludes during shows.

The Arirang Boys Members:

I will briefly talk about the ‘Arirang Boys’ members here but will go into detail about them separately in future posts.

Kim Hae-song (김해송)

A few other photos of him here.

Kim Hae-song, whose real name was Kim Song-gyu (金松奎) and Japanese name Kyouya Kobayashi (金山松夫), was born in December 1911 in Gaecheon, Pyeongannam-do, during the Japanese colonial era, and he passed away around 1950 at approximately 39 or 40 years of age. It is believed that he remained in Seoul throughout the Korean War and died while being abducted to North Korea.

A multifaceted artist, he was a composer, singer, lyricist, guitarist, and musical director, active from 1935 to 1950. He graduated from Pyongyang Gwangseong High School in 1933, and although there are unverified claims of his attendance at Sungsil College and Jochi University in Japan, these remain unconfirmed. In 1935, he signed with Okeh Records, marking the beginning of his career as a singer and composer.

Lee Bok-bon (이복본)

Lee Bok-bon (李福本), born in Seoul in 1911 and died around 1950?, he was a singer from Joseon and South Korea . He first appeared on the stage of Joseon Theater Company in 1933 and appeared in director Ahn Jong-hwa's (안종화) film 'Crossroads of Youth' (청춘의 십자로) in 1934. He is also called "Korea's first jazz singer" as a member of the Seoul theater company 'Mooran Rouge'. However, during the Korean War, he was kidnapped by the North Korean People's Army during the Battle of Seoul and disappeared thereafter, and is presumed to have died.

Park Si-chun (박시춘)

A few other photos him and information but nothing new here.

Park Si-chun, real name Park Soon-dong (박순동; 朴順東) was born on October 28, 1913, in Miryang, South Korea, was a versatile artist who passed away on June 30, 1996, at 82. His talents included music composition, guitar, and proficiency in instruments like the trumpet, violin, and saxophone. He also worked in the film industry as an actor, director, producer, and music director.

One of his notable works is the pro-Japanese song "Blood Letter Support," which expresses a desire to serve as a volunteer soldier during the Pacific War. The lyrics, by Jo Myeong-am, reflect strong pro-Japanese sentiments. In 2008, he was recognized as a pro-Japanese figure by the Institute for Research in Collaborationist Activities, and a festival honouring him sparked controversy. He was also listed among 705 pro-Japanese anti-nationalists by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2009.

Song Hee-sun (송희선)

I’m not shore which person in the photo shown above is Song Hee-Sun, but I hope this information that I found on him even though it a lot, is the wright Song Hee-sun.

The birth and death dates of Song Hee-sun remain unknown. He began his music education at Sungsil High School in Pyongyang and later ventured into the Japanese light music scene, establishing himself as a saxophonist and subsequently performing with OK Grand Shodan.

His notable contributions include musical dramas like "Dongyang no Rose" (동양의 장미) and "Golden Come Out Ttuktak," (금 나와라 뚝딱) as well as the song "The Young Days of the Sea" (바다의 젊은 날). Additionally, the arrangements he created for Lee Hwa-ja (이화자) during the Japanese colonial era are featured on the Oke album.

Hyun Kyung-seop (현경섭)

I’m not shore which person in the photo shown above is Hyun Kyung-seop, he might not be in the photo because he was occasionally filled in for other members at the time. While I was looking into Hun Kyung-seop I found this blog about him, that the National Museum of Korean History published a collection of Hyun Kyun-seop. As there is little information oh that I could find I’m going add all the information here, but i will post him and other members information separately in the future.

The National Museum of Korean History has published a collection featuring 267 artifacts related to Hyun Kyung-seop, a prominent trumpet player associated with Oke Records during the Japanese colonial era. This collection encompasses photographs of Hyun Kyung-seop and his personal diaries, providing insight into his life during this tumultuous period. Despite his significant contributions to music, particularly as a key member of the Joseon Music Troupe, Hyun Kyung-seop remains largely unremembered by contemporary audiences.

Beginning his career at the age of 22 in 1935, Hyun Kyung-seop gained recognition for his performances in Japan and China, with media outlets even comparing him to the legendary Louis Armstrong. His versatility extended beyond trumpet playing to include arranging, acting, dancing, and singing. However, his life took a tragic turn during the Korean War when he was abducted by North Korean soldiers in Seoul, leading to a prolonged absence that left his family in distress. Despite efforts by his son, Hyun-won, to locate him, including a DNA test through the Red Cross, the family faced numerous hardships due to the stigma associated with his disappearance, which severely restricted their opportunities and freedoms.

Hyun Kyun-seop playing the trumpet in the middle.

This compilation encompasses original images from each day of Hyun Kyung-seop’s diary, a variety of identification documents, photographs of his music colleagues, and all phonograph records he possessed, which have been digitally restored and compiled onto a DVD.

However, these DVDs are currently unavailable for access to my knowledge.

The once-obscure trumpet player Hyun Kyung-seop, who nearly faded from historical memory following his performance at the Seoul Geukdo Theatre in June 1950, has been immortalized through a collection published by the National Museum of Korean History. Transitioning from anonymity to becoming a symbol of the Japanese colonial era and the post-liberation music scene, this collection, made possible by the contributions of his family and the museum's restoration efforts, serves as a crucial resource for understanding the evolution of popular music in Korea.

Okeh Records (오케레코드):

Oke and Okeh Records are the same company. The photos shown below are people that worked for or with Okeh Records, and were attached with the information that I found of the company.

Founded in the early 1930s, Okeh Records highlighted diverse talents from Korea and Japan. Despite facing censorship and limitations, the label effectively developed around six notable groups, producing music films and establishing the Orchestration Team, Orchestra Music 'n Dance Research Institute, while managing Okestudio and theatres both domestically and internationally. The label also toured extensively across Korea, Japan, and Northern Asia, and created military songs. Although Okeh ceased its activities due to the Pacific War, its substantial yet often overlooked influence laid an essential groundwork for future artists following liberation.

Oke Records, a South Korean record label, was operational both prior to and following the country's liberation. The name "Okeh" derives from the Japanese pronunciation of the English term "Okay," and it is represented in the alphabet as 'Okeh.'

Founded in 1932, the exact date and conditions of its inception are not well-documented; however, the celebration of the '15th Anniversary of the Joseon Musical Troupe' (조선악극단) in April 1947 implies that the organization may have been established around April 1932.

Okeh Records was the latest addition to the five major record companies active during the Japanese colonial period, which included Columbia Records, Victor Records, Polydol Records, and Taepyeong Records, all of which ceased operations by 1943, coinciding with the end of the Pacific War. Despite being the last to enter the market, Okeh Records achieved notable success, becoming the second-largest producer of records and playing a crucial role in promoting many of the era's most prominent artists and songs.

Initially, the company was known as the Japanese Okeh Gramophone Company Gyeongseong Temporary Sales Office, later rebranded as the Gyeongseong Branch. The management was overseen by a Korean named Lee Cheol, although information regarding the company's financial structure is scarce. It is clear that Okeh Records depended on Japan's Teichiku Records for its recording and pressing operations, indicating a significant initial partnership with Teichiku. A theory suggests that Lee Cheol's wife, Hyeon Song-ja, had a school friend whose father was an executive at Teichiku Records, which may have aided in the branch's establishment; however, this connection remains unverified.

Okeh Records launched its first album in February 1933 and maintained an active production schedule for approximately 11 years, concluding around late 1943 or early 1944. It ranked second in the volume of new album releases, following Columbia Records, and played a pivotal role in the popular music industry, significantly outpacing its rivals. Initially, the company operated from the Japanese Deichiku Records studio until early 1936, after which it established its own recording facilities in Gyeongseong (Seoul) by late 1936, marking the beginning of its Gyeongseong recording era.

From its inception, Okeh Records prioritized stage performances and album production, featuring one of the finest bands of the time. The company distinguished itself by ensuring that all arrangements and accompaniments for popular music were performed by Korean musicians as Gyeongseong recording evolved. In 1937, Teichiku Records appointed Imura Ryozui as branch manager, taking over the operational rights from Lee Cheol, which led to the rebranding of the company as Teichiku Records Gyeongseong Branch.

Following a fire in January 1941, plans for a new office building were set in motion, resulting in a facility with studios completed by mid-May. Although the precise date of Okeh Records' final album release remains uncertain, it is believed that production continued until late 1943, with operations effectively ceasing in 1944 after the withdrawal of Japanese capital post-liberation. The reestablishment of Okeh Records in August 1948, highlighted by albums such as “Cry Silver Bell,” signified a new entity while honouring the legacy of the original Okeh Records.

Okegrand Show (오케그랜드쇼)

Since its inaugural album release in 1933, Okeh Records had prioritized stage performances, featuring a performance group known as the "Okeh Ensemble," (오케 앙상블) which consisted of artists exclusive to the label and toured extensively across the country, Japan, and Manchuria during recording intervals.

The transition of Okeh Ensemble into the Okeh Grand Show occurred when the operational rights of Okeh Records were transferred from Lee Cheol to Imura Ryozui, who had been sent from Japan's Teichiku Records post-1937.

Group of women that worked in Okeh Records. Not shore when this photo was taken probably around 1940s, and the name of the women are in the photo.

Following this shift, Lee Cheol, facing limitations on his decision-making in the recording industry, founded the Joseon Entertainment Company (initially named Joseon Recording Company) in January 1938, thereby venturing into a new domain of stage performances.

This evolution led to the reformation of the traditional orchestra into the Orchestra Grand Show, which emerged as the premier performing group in Joseon, eventually evolving into the ‘Joseon Musical Troupe’ (조선악극단) after its inaugural tour of Japan in 1939.

Orchestration Team (오케싱잉팀)

As the Joseon Akgeukdan expanded and managing multiple schedules became increasingly challenging, a sister group was established to split the performances into two factions, concentrating on popular music. This led to the formation of the Okesinging Team.

Both Photos - Not shore the name of the two ladies but both worked with Okeh Records. Note shore when both of these photo’s was taken, probably around 1940s.

The Okesinging (오케싱잉) Team, or Okegayodan (오케가요단), made its debut in June 1940, showcasing prominent artists from Okerecord, such as Lee Nan-young, Nam In-su, and Lee Hwa-ja. Despite its formal designation as a distinct entity, the Okesinging Team frequently performed alongside the Joseon Akgeukdan during events. Active until 1941, the Okesinging Team focused on musical performances before entering a brief hiatus. In 1943, it rebranded as the Shinseng Theatre Group (신생극단), broadening its repertoire beyond music and re-emerging on stage.

Orchestra Music and Dance Research Institute (오케음악무용연구소)

Akgeuk and Akgeukdan are the ‘Joseon Musical Troup’, I’m not shore why they are written as Akgeuk or Akgeukdan.

The Okeh Music and Dance Research Institute, founded by Lee Cheol (이철), who also established the Joseon Entertainment Company and led the ‘Joseon Musical Troupe’ (조선악극단), aimed to continuously identify and cultivate talent in popular arts, marking it as the first specialized educational institution for this field in history. Established in September 1940, the institute was directed by Lee Cheol, supported by a faculty of 13 professors from diverse disciplines who provided rigorous education to carefully selected students. Notable faculty members included Kim Hyeong-rae (김형래) in music, along with Kim Min-ja (김민자), Jo Yeong-suk (조영숙), and Lee Jun-hee (이준희) in dance.

This photo was taken in 1943 after the ‘Joseon Musical Troupe’ (조선악극단), the greatest entertainment group of its time, finished a performance in Tokyo to comfort Prince Yeong Chin. It was obtained and made public by Lee Jun-hee (이준희), a visiting professor at Sungkonghoe University (성공회대학교; 聖公會大學校). English – (1) Prince Yeong Chin (Lee Eun) (2) Princess Yi/ Lee Bang-ja (3) Kim Jeong-gu (4) Jang Se-jeong (5) Lee Nan-yeong (6) Lee Cheol, head of the Joseon Musical Troupe (7) Kim Hae-song (8) Lee Bok-bon (9) Lee Jong-cheol. Korean – (1) 영친왕(이은) (2) 이방자 (3) 김정구 (4) 장세정 (5) 이난영 (6) 이철 조선악극단장 (7) 김해송 (8) 이복본 (9) 이종철.

In February 1941, the inaugural performance of the first class of cadets, who had trained for approximately six months, took place, with Kim Baek-hee (김백희; 金白姬) emerging as the most distinguished among them; she later became a leading figure in musical theatre following Korea's liberation. By April 1941, an advertisement was released to recruit the second class, establishing an annual selection process for new cadets. These trainees underwent three years of instruction, during which they were not initially compensated but were exempt from tuition and provided with fashionable uniforms. After acquiring sufficient training and skill, they performed as backup dancers or in the chorus for the Joseon Music Troupe, with the most talented individuals given the chance to perform solo by their third year. Those who remained until their third year could earn a significant salary.

Baek Seol-hee (백설희; 白雪姬), who later thrived in musical and popular song genres post-liberation, was part of the third class selected in 1942 and made her solo debut just before graduating in 1944. Alongside Kim Baek-hee and Baek Seol-hee, the Okeh Music and Dance Research Institute nurtured numerous other talents in music and dance, such as Kang Yun-bok (강윤복; 康允福), Shim Yeon-ok (심연옥; 沈蓮玉), and Joo Ri (주리; 朱莉), significantly contributing to the continuation of Lee Cheol's legacy until the 1950s. The Aoi (アオイ) Music Theatre Troupe, a performance group, was established in May 1941.

Similar to the Joseon Music Theatre Troupe, the Joseon Entertainment Company managed the Aoi Music Troupe, which seemingly maintained a strong affiliation with the Okeh Music and Dance Research Institute. The troupe consisted entirely of female newcomers, and the Okeh Institute was the primary source for such talent, indicating a natural collaboration. The term 'Aoi,' which translates to 'blue' in Japanese, likely derives from 'Aoyama,' the surname of Lee Cheol, the leader of the Joseon Entertainment Company.

Following Lee Cheol's death in June 1944, the Okeh Institute rebranded itself as the Cheongsan Music and Dance Research Institute, further linking the name to Lee Cheol. The Aoi Music Troupe made its debut along the Honam Line in late May 1941; however, the absence of subsequent records suggests it may not have achieved commercial success and was likely disbanded. From the perspective of the Joseon Entertainment Company, this initiative can be viewed as a trial endeavour.

The last witness of the 'Joseon Musical Troupe', the life of Kang Yun-bok

This article was published after Kang Yun-bok’s (강윤복) who was a veteran dancer passed away in 2015, and talk about his life who worked for Okeh Records, and like the title says, he was a witness of the ‘Joseon Musical Troupe’ (조선악극단). I’ll briefly talk about him with the little information i found about him, as for some reason there is little information about him, don’t know why?

Veteran dancer Kang Yun-bok, whose birth name was Kang Yun-deok (강윤복), passed away on May 12, 2015, at the age of 91, due to natural causes.

Born in Pyongyang in 1924, Kang was a prominent member of the Joseon Music Troupe, a notable musical ensemble during the Japanese colonial era, and subsequently performed with the KPK Orchestra under the direction of composer Kim Hae-song, as well as the 8th US Army Show.

Kim Yun-bok during a KPK Orchestra performance in the late 1940s.

The 8th US Army Show thrived from 1953, coinciding with the presence of US forces during the Korean War, until the mid-1960s, when troop levels decreased due to the Vietnam War, and it was instrumental in launching the careers of various stars, including Patty Kim and Bok hee Yoon.

Music critic Park Sung-seo remarked that Kang Yun-bok was the last living member of the Joseon Akgeukdan, the premier popular culture group of the Japanese colonial period, noting that his low public profile has contributed to his obscurity, despite his significant role in the history of popular music.

Kang was married to the late Jeon Hae-nam, a trailblazer in Korean tap dancing, and he is survived by his son Park Jae-bin and daughters Dan-hee, Jin-hee, and Hyeon-hee.

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In September 1940, a significant milestone occurred in the realm of Korean popular arts with the establishment of the Okeh Music and Dance Research Institute by Lee Cheol, a prominent figure in colonial Joseon's music scene. Lee, who had already made a substantial impact through his work with Okeh Records and the Joseon Music Theatre Company, aimed to cultivate future talent in popular arts through this private educational institution. The institute became a breeding ground for numerous musicians and dancers who gained prominence in the 1940s and 1950s.

Kim Hae-song, Kang Yun-bok, and Joo Ri during a KPK Orchestra performance in the late 1940s.

The inaugural class attracted many teenage girls, who were enticed by the offer of free music, dance, and liberal arts education for three years, with the opportunity to perform on the Joseon Music Theatre Company stage for those who excelled. Ultimately, around 40 students were selected based on their appearance, talent, and growth potential, although the curriculum, which encompassed music theory, vocal training, and diverse dance styles, proved to be quite challenging.

After three years, only nine students graduated from the initial cohort of 40, among whom Kang Yun-bok (1924-2015) emerged as a notable dancer alongside Kim Baek-hee, a vocal music standout. Kang, who passed away on May 12, had initially enrolled at the research institute while attending Sookmyung Girls’ High School, driven by her passion for dance despite her family's strong opposition. Her remarkable talent and dedication soon alleviated her family's concerns, allowing her to flourish in her chosen path.

In April 1941, merely six months after his enrolment at the institute, he made his debut with the ‘Joseon Musical Troupe’ (조선악극단), quickly becoming a prominent member of the ensemble that performed across Korea, Manchuria, Japan, and China. By May 1943, he witnessed Prince Yeong Chin moved to tears by Kim Jeong-gu’s rendition of “Fallen Flowers Three Thousand” at the Prince’s Tokyo residence, and in June 1944, he learned of the unexpected passing of Lee Cheol, the troupe's leader, in Shanghai.

Kang Yun-bok, who appeared in a theatre show in the late 1950s

Following liberation, as the Joseon Akgeuk Troupe began to wane, Mr. Kang Yun-bok transitioned to the KPK Orchestra, which debuted in December 1945. This orchestra, founded by composer Kim Hae-song—a former key member of the Joseon Akgeuk Troupe who had departed earlier—incorporated many of its members, including Mr. Kang Yun-bok, effectively becoming its successor.

While the early 1940s marked the prominence of the Joseon Akgeuk Troupe, the late 1940s signified the rise of the KPK Orchestra. With the burgeoning Akgeuk market, Mr. Kang Yun-bok not only performed with various groups, including the KPK Orchestra, but also emerged as a significant choreographer.

The onset of the Korean War led to the loss of Kim Hae-song, the disbandment of the KPK Orchestra, and a swift decline in Akgeuk; however, Mr. Kang Yun-bok's influence in popular dance expanded during this tumultuous period.

In addition to various performances that supplanted musicals, the U.S. 8th Army Show, which gained momentum in the mid-1950s, and the presence of U.S. troops in Okinawa, Japan, created a demand for Mr. Kang Yun-bok's dance expertise. Furthermore, with the decision to deploy Korean troops to the Vietnam War, the Southeast Asian performance venues also sought his talents.

Beginning in the late 1960s, Kang Yun-bok primarily focused on stage and broadcast choreography while dedicating himself to mentoring future artists. His nearly four-decade career, which concluded in the late 1970s, represents a crucial chapter in the evolution of Korean popular dance. Despite the significant decline of this genre over the years, Kang's contributions extend beyond popular dance, playing a vital role in enriching the broader narrative of modern and contemporary Korean performing arts.

Group of women that worked in Okeh Records. Not shore when this photo was taken probably around 1940s, and the name of the women are in the photo.

The National Arts Archives has persistently sought Kang Yun-bok's involvement in the ongoing "Oral Recording of Korean Modern and Contemporary Art History" project, initiated in 2003. After several refusals, he finally agreed to participate on the 15th of last month.

Preparations for the project were progressing smoothly, with plans to finalize administrative tasks and commence the official oral recording in early June; however, Kang Yun-bok's unexpected passing occurred before this could take place. The loss of this key figure, who could have provided invaluable insights into the largely unrecognized Chosun Akgeukdan and KPK Orchestra, is profoundly felt.

While it is not uncommon for an individual's death to erase memories of a particular era, the immediate sense of loss in this instance is striking. Nevertheless, Mr. Kang Yun-bok left behind words and materials, and it is hoped that these can be gathered to illuminate the rich history of the past stage performances.

Joseon Musical Troupe's Performance to visit Prince Yeong Chin

This article published in 2010 was about a photo of the ‘Joseon Musical Troup’ visiting Prince Yeong Chin, that was deemed lost or a myth being found. I won’t go into much detail about the two royal family members shown in the photo as my main focus here is the ‘Joseon Musical Troup’.

Crown Prince Uimin Yi Eun, also known as Prince Yeong Chin or Lee Eun, lived from October 20, 1897, to May 1, 1970. He was part of the Imperial Family of the Korean Empire and held a political role within the Empire of Japan. He was married to Princess Yi Bang-ja, who was born on November 4, 1901, and passed away on April 30, 1989. Princess Yi Bang-ja was also a member of the Imperial Family of Japan and was the eldest daughter of Prince Nashimotonomiya Morimasa, making her the first queen.

At the former location of the palace, the evening smoke drifts lazily in the gentle river breeze, prompting a reflection on the fate of the three thousand palace ladies who once resided there.

In 1943, Kim Jeong-gu, a prominent 27-year-old singer of his era, performed his renowned song "Fallen Flowers Three Thousand" (낙화삼천) at the Akasaka mansion in Tokyo for Prince Yeongchin (Lee Eun) and Princess Yeongchin (Lee Bang-ja), who were held captive in Japan. The poignant performance moved Prince Yeongchin to tears, and soon, all fifty attendees were similarly affected.

A notable legend in Korean pop history recounts how the finest singers of the Joseon dynasty travelled to Japan to perform for Prince Yeong Chin, resulting in a collective outpouring of tears from the audience. The photograph surfaced, providing evidence that substantiates this poignant narrative. (The photo in question shown below)

This photo was taken in 1943 after they finished a performance in Tokyo to comfort Prince Yeong Chin. It was obtained and made public by Lee Jun-hee (이준희), a visiting professor at Sungkonghoe University (성공회대학교; 聖公會大學校). Prince Yeong Chin (Lee Eun) (영친왕(이은) and Princess Yi/ Lee Bang-ja (이방자) can be seen in the centre of the photo surrounded by the ‘Joseon Musical Troupe’.

Lee Jun-hee, a visiting professor at Sungkonghoe University and an authority on vintage pop music, revealed on the 24th that he uncovered a commemorative photograph of the ‘Joseon Musical Troupe’ (조선악극단), which featured prominent artists of the era such as Kim Jeong-gu, Lee Nan-young, Jang Se-jeong, Song Dal-hyeop, and Kim Hae-song, alongside Lee Bok-bon and Lee Jong-cheol, during their visit to Prince Yeong Chin’s residence in Akasaka in 1943, where they held a consolation performance for the king.

The photograph was preserved by Kang Yun-bok, an 86-year-old first-year researcher at the Music and Dance Research Institute of Oke Records, led by Lee Cheol, the troupe's head, and Kang's experience parallels that of a modern trainee in a major entertainment agency. He also recounted the poignant moment when Prince Yeong Chin and the troupe members were moved to tears by Kim Jeong-gu's performance.

The professor noted that the Joseon Akgeukdan, established in the 1930s, was instrumental in cultivating many legendary singers and enjoyed significant popularity in Japan, which contributed to their emotional connection to Prince Yeong Chin, reflecting their sorrow over the loss of their homeland, a sentiment shared by all the performers who have since passed away.

I found the news clip of the ‘Joseon Musical Troupe’ first public release of footage of them. First public release of footage of the 'Joseon Akgeukdan' from the Japanese colonial period Anchor Translation – “Do you know about the 'Joseon Musical Troupe', which featured the best stars of the time during the Japanese colonial period? KBS has obtained footage of the Joseon Musical Troupe's activities, which soothed the nation's sorrow. This is reporter Cho Ji-hyeon.” Report Translation - "This is a performance by the Joseon Music Troupe in Japan in 1939, during the Japanese colonial period. The song they are singing passionately is the new folk song “A New Day Is Dawning.” You can see the faces of Go Bok-su, the greatest star of the time, from Living in a Foreign Land, Lee Nan-young from Tears of Mokpo, Jang Se-jeong from The Ferry Departs, and Nam In-su. This is “Money Song” sung by Kim Jeong-gu. <Recording> “The wind is blowing. The wind of money is blowing.” The conductor, Son Mok-in, is a giant of our music industry who composed Tears of Mokpo and Living in a Foreign Land. These videos were inserted into a Japanese film and are being released for the first time in 70 years. <Interview> Lee Jun-hee (Visiting Professor at Sungkonghoe University): “The oldest popular song material... It has tremendous historical significance.” During the Japanese colonial period, the Joseon Music Troupe enjoyed immense popularity, to the point of touring China and Japan. A photo taken in 1943 with the Joseon Music Troupe at the invitation of Prince Yeongchin, who was taken as a hostage to Japan, has also been released. It is said that Prince Yeongchin shed tears when Kim Jeong-gu sang 'Nakhwasamcheon', which is about the fall of Baekje. The Joseon Musical Troupe, which comforted the pain of the nation with songs during the colonial period. You can watch videos of their activities on the special song stage for the founding of the public corporation. This is Jo Ji-hyun from KBS News."

The photograph was featured on KBS 1TV's "Gayo Stage" as part of a special broadcast commemorating Independence Movement Day on March 1. During this episode, a video from 1939 showcasing the Joseon Akgeukdan was presented, which the production team acquired through a professor. The footage included performances by notable singers such as Nam In-su, Kim Jeong-gu, Go Bok-su, Jang Se-jeong, and Lee Nan-young, who collectively sang contemporary folk songs like "Don Taryeong" and "A New Day Is Bright." Producer Kang Young-won remarked that this video is likely the oldest surviving recording related to Korean pop music

There are probably more interviews about people talking about Okah Records and other Korean record company artists out there but at this point i can't find any more. If people can find any more interviews about veteran artists just post them below, it would really helpful.

While concluding my research on Okah Records, I discovered several interviews filmed in 2009 featuring individuals who were either married to or children of the artists associated with Okah Records during the 1940s. The interviews included Lee Young-mi, daughter of Lee Cheol; Oh Jeong-sim, wife of Son Mok-in; and Kim Young-jae, son of Kim Seong-heum. Unfortunately, these videos lack subtitles, leaving me unable to comprehend their discussions.

Despite the limited availability of videos featuring their families discussing these renowned artists, gaining insights and engaging with those who knew them proves invaluable for understanding the history of the Korean entertainment industry prior to liberation.

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Dracula: Kim Junsu, Jeon Dong-seok, Shin Sung-rok

Mina: Jo Jung-Eun, Park Ji-yeon​, Lim Hye-young​

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상업영화 / commercial movies

2022, 죽어도 다시 한번 [전우석] (x) even if I die, I do once again [jeon woo seok] 

2021, 이 안에 외계인이 있다 [도건태] full.kr there is an alien here [do geon tae]

2019, 우상 [구요한] full.en cut.kr idol [goo yo han]

2019, 걸캅스 [강한솔, 막내 형사] full.en cut.kr girl cops [kang han sol, the youngest detective] 

2018, 소녀의 세계 [고우철] full.en cut.kr fantasy of the girls [go woo cheol] 

2016, 목숨 건 연애 [설록환] full.en cut.en life risking romance [sul rok hwan, young]

독립영화 / independent movies

2022, 스쿨 카스트 [?] (x) school cast [?]

2022, 밀레니얼 킬러 [정식] (x) millennial killer [jeong sik] 

2021, 김공주들 [병규] (x) killing kim gong joo [himself]

2021, 히키코모리는 안녕하십니까 [기우] (teaser.en) hikikomori, hello [ki woo] 

2020, 하드코어 로맨스 [김행남] serieson teaser.en hardcore romance [kim haeng nam] 

2020, 스페셜 엔딩 [전수원] serieson teaser.en special ending [jeon su won] 

2019, 나이트 버드 [?] (x) night birds [?] 

2017, 그럴 수 밖에 없었다 [성광] full.kr (x) I had no other choice [song kwang] 

2017, 김희선 [최동훈] serieson full.kr teaser kim hee sun [choi dong hoon] 

2017, 똑똑똑 [연우] (not found) knock, knock, knock [yeon woo]

2017, 잇챠 [병규] (not found) let's go [himself]

2016, 오늘 만난 슈팅스타 [무주] teaser.kr (x) shooting star [moo joo]

2016, 비밀 [박지수] purplay full.kr teaser.kr (x) secret [park ji soo]

2016, 아가페 [송태우] full.kr teaser.en (x) agape [song tae woo]

2016, 춘천행 [김태수] moviebloc (x) train to chuncheon [kim tae soo]

2016, 시네마 게임 썸 [상식] (not found) cinema game “some” [sang sik]

2016, 인터체인지 [이준석] full.kr interchange [lee jun seok]

2016, 학교전쟁 [병규] full.en trailer.kr school battle [himself]

(other)

2017, 빵셔틀의 반란 [중앙초 야구부 에이스] full.kr revolution of bread delivery boys  [the ace of joongang elementary school baseball team]

2017, 렛 미 아웃 [?] full.kr let me out [?]

TV 드라마 / tv dramas

TBA, 찌질의 역사 [서민기] (x) history of losers [seo min ki]

2020, 경이로운 소문 [소문] netflix full.en making the uncanny counter [so mun] 

2019, 스토브리그 [한재희] netflix full.en making hot stove league [han jae hee] 

2019, 아스달 연대기 [사트닉] 10-11-12-16.en cut.en arthdal chronicles [sateunik] 

2019, 사이코메트리 그녀석 [강성모] full.en cut.en making he is psychometric [kang seong mo, young] 

2018, 스카이캐슬 [차기준] full.en cut.en making SKY castle [cha ki joon, the 2nd twin] 

2018, 시간 [김복규] full.en time [kim bok gyu] 

2018, 라디오 로맨스 [고훈정] netflix full.en cut.kr radio romance [go hoon jung] 

2017, 돈꽃 [강필주] full.en cut.kr money flower [kang pil joo, young] 

2017, 란제리 소녀시대 [이봉수] full.en girls' generation 1979 [lee bong soo, jung hee's twin] 

2017, 청춘시대 2 [조충환] 3-5-7-8-14.en cut.kr age of youth 2 [jo chung hwan, ji won's junior] 

2017, 7일의 왕비 [백석희] full.en cut.kr queen for seven days [baek seok hee, young] 

2016, 더 케이투 [알바] netflix 08.en cut.kr the K2 [himself, the part-timer] 

2016, 뷰티풀 마인드 [계정수] full.en cut.kr beautiful mind [gye jeong su, jin sung's brother] 

2016, 그래, 그런거야 [환자] 28.en cut.en yeah, that's how it is [himself, the patient] 

2015, 라이더스: 내일을 잡아라 [김민중] 7-8-9-10.en riders: catch tomorrow [kim min joong] 

2015, 후아유: 학교 2015 [조병규] netflix full.en cut who are you: school 2015 [himself]

웹드라마 / web dramas

2018, 독고 리와인드 [김종일] full.en cut.en bts dokgo rewind [kim jong il]

2018, 음주가무 시즌2 [유감우] full.kr (archive) drink, sing and dance 2 [yoo gam woo] 

2017, 사이:비트윈 [조병규] full.en cut.kr between [himself] 

2017, 서울은 처음이라서 [조병규] full.kr my first time in seoul [himself] 

2017, 신감독의 슬기로운 사생활 [조병구] full.en the sensible life of director shin [cho byeong ku] 

2017, 사랑쓰다 [병규] full.en to write love [himself] 

2017, 음주가무 [유감우] full.kr (archive) drink, sing and dance [yoo gam woo]

2017, 식사 [존] (x) meal [john]

2016, LOVESTART [조병규] lovestart [himself]

2016, 로미오와 줄리엣 [김수로 프로젝트] romeo and juliet [kim su ro project]

2015, 갈매기 [뜨레쁠레프] (x) the seagull [treplev]

2014, 오셀로 [이아고] (x) othello [iago]

2013, 맹진사댁 경사 [미연] the sergeant of maengjin's house [miyeon]

2013, 햄릿 [햄릿] hamlet [hamlet]

2012, 올모스트 메인 [LENDALL] almost maine [lendall]

2016, 레미제라블 [마리우스] les misérables [marius]

2015, 《1994년 어느 늦은 밤》, 임형주 (full cut) one late night in 1994, lim hyung joo

2021.03.01, (02* at 0:54, 1:06, 2:06) 독립만세 [2회] hurrah for independence [ep.2] (*) all I could find is a 3-minute video with most of his scenes cutㅠㅠ

2021.02.13 ~ 2021.02.20, (80-81-82) 놀면 뭐하니? [80회~82회] how do you play? [ep.80~82]

2021.02.13, (147) 도레미 마켓 [147회] amazing saturday [ep.147]

2021.02.07, (00) 경이로운 귀환 the uncanny return 

2021.01.22, (01) 범인은 바로 너! 시즌3 [1회] - 특별출연 busted! 3 [ep.1] - special appearance

2021.01.09, (75 at 22:20) 놀면 뭐하니? [75회] how do you play? [ep.75]

2020.11.28, (257) 아는 형님 [257회] knowing bros [ep.257]

2020.03.15, (494) 런닝맨 [494회] running man [ep.494]

2020.02.12, (145 at 29:36) 본격연예 한밤 [145회] new late night e news [ep.145]

2020.01.31, (331) 나 혼자 산다 [331회] I live alone [ep.331]

2019.12.06, (323 at 00:50, 14:27) 나 혼자 산다 [323회] - 특별 출연 I live alone [ep.323] - special appearance 

2019.08.03 ~ 2020.05.30, (00) (my playlist) 자연스럽게 [1회~6회, 8회~12회, 20회, 26회, 36회~43회] naturally [ep.1~6, 8~12, 20, 26, 36~43] 

2019.05.17, (294) 나 혼자 산다 [294회] I live alone [ep.294] 

2019.03.26, (102 at 13:07) 본격연예 한밤 [102회] new late night e news [ep.102] 

2019.01.31 ~ 2019.02.07, (17-18) 해피투게더 시즌4 [17회~18회] happy together 4 [ep. 17~18]

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✧ BOYS PLANET ✧

✧  K Group

1. Bak Do Ha :

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2. Cha Woong Ki :

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3. Choi Ji Ho :

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4. Choi Seung Hun :

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5. Choi Woo Jin :

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6. Han Seo Bin :

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7. Han Yu Jin :

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9. Hong Keon Hee :

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10. Jang Ji Ho :

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11. Jang Min Seo :

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12. Jang Yeo Jun :

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14. Jeon Woo Seok :

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15. Jeong I Chan :

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16. Ji Yun Seo :

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17. Jung Ho Jin :

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18. Jung Hwan Rok :

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19. Jung Min Gyu :

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20. Jung Seyun :

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21. Kim Gyu Vin :

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22. Kim Ji Woong :

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23. Kim Min Hyuk :

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24. Kim Min Seoung :

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25. Kim Tae Rae :

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26. Kum Jun Hyeon :

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27. Lee Da Eul :

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28. Lee Dong Gun :

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29. Lee Dong Yeol :

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30. Lee Hoe Taek :

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31. Lee Hwan Hee :

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32. Lee Jeong Hyeon :

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34. Lee Ye Dam :

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35. Lim Jun Seo :

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36. Mun Jung Hyun :

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37. Oh Sung Min :

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38. Park Gun Wook :

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43.Park Min Seok :

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46. Yoo Seung Eon :

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47. Yoon Jong Woo :

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Let’s Shine! ✧    

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6 History Related KDramas You Need to Watch

I am a huge fan of historical Dramas. But I believe it is rather hard to find one that fits your watchlist. There are political dramas, romantic comedies and Dramas based on true Stories. Whether you like classic KDrama Plotlines or not so typically Stories I am sure you will find something on this list.

Please keep in mind that this list is only made in my opinion and from what I truly thought about these Dramas. If you have any recommendations for other dramas that fit in this list, please let me now!

*I only included the directors of the Dramas

- The Last Empress [황후의 품격] // 2018 by Joo Dong-Min

A Drama that plays in our period of time but can nonetheless be called a history drama. It displays how a monarchy would function in modern South Korea. The Story is about an unsuccessful and naive musical actress who marries the Emperor of the Korean Empire. Her character seems clumsy and featherbrained but being the main act in this drama her role is bond to change. This series starts of rather light and comedic however it'll change in later episodes as the Plot develops into an investigation storyline.

Main Actresses and Actors: Jang Na-Ra as Oh Sunny // Choi Jin-Hyuk as Na Wang-Sik // Shin Sung-Rok as Emperor Lee Hyuk

- The Tale of Nokdu [조선로코 - 녹두전] // 2019 by Kim Dong-Hwi

This Drama plays in the Joseon Dynasty and tells the story about Nokdu, a young man who wants to find the truth about his birth. On his way he disguises himself as a woman in order to enter a widow village where the answers to his questions lie. Given that this Story is a romantic comedy we also have our female lead character, a young woman living in a Kisaeng house next to the widow village. As the Plot develops, more and more interesting characters are introduced but the storyline lacks cliffhangers and overall interesting turning points. Nonetheless it's a light and fun to watch Drama.

Main Actresses and Actors: Jang Dong-Yoon as Jeon Nok-Du // Kim So-Hyun as Dong Dong-Joo // Kang Tae-Oh as Prince Neungyang

- My Country: The new Age [나의 나라] // 2019 by Kim Jin-Won

This is by far my favorite History Drama. The story revolves around two good friends but their different ranks in society leads them on two different paths. It's a story about a big revolution but it isn't the outcome that is important. This Plot has everything: Epic fighting scenes, an unbreakable friendship, an interesting plot with excellent cliffhangers and unpredictable turning points. All characters are unique and have their own plotlines which makes you even more anticipated to watch. The lead actors are well known figures and fit the two main characters perfectly.

Main Actresses and Actors: Yang Se-Jong as Seo Hwi // Woo Do-Hwan as Nam Sun-Ho // Kim Seol-Hyun as Han Hee-Jae

- Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung [신입사관 구해령] // 2019 by Kang Il-Soo & Han Hyun-Hee

A romantic drama about a rookie historian and an abandoned prince who secretly works as an author of love novels. Although it doesn't start of very interesting the many small plotlines lining to an connected end make it worth to watch till the last episode. Fans of Astro will definitely have a joy watching this cute drama, with Cha Eun-Woo as the main lead and adorable clumsy prince. But also the historical background is rather interesting as we don't see this kind of topic often. After all it's more a romantic comedy than epic story but still entertaining to watch.

Main Actresses and Actress: Cha Eun-Woo as Yi Rim // Shin Se-Kyung as Goo Hae-Ryung // Park Ki-Woong as Prince Yi Jin

- The King: Eternal Monarch [더 킹: 영원의 군자] // 2020 by Baek Sang-Hoon, Jung Ji-Hyun & Yoo Je-Won

Another modern monarchy story taking place in two parallel worlds which gives this drama fantasy vibes. The drama tells the story of detective Jeong Tae-Eul and the Emperor Lee Gon who meet each other under very interesting circumstances. Because this story takes places in different times and worlds it comes across confusing in the beginning but the heartwarming characters and love story make up for this. This drama has beautiful cinematics and interesting plot twists not to mention great actors like Lee Min-Ho and Woo Do-Hwan. In the end it's a classic romantic love Drama and less a historical piece.

Main Actresses and Actress: Lee Min-Ho as Emperor Lee Gon // Kim Go-Eun as Jeong Tae-Eul & Luna // Woo Do-Hwan as Jo Yeong & Jo Eun-Sup

- Hymn of Death [사의 찬미] // 2018 by Park Soo-Jin

Hymne of Death is based on a true story and takes place in 1920, when Korea was under Japanese Occupation. The Drama tells the tragic love story of Soprano Yun Sim-Deok and playwright Kim Woo-Jin. Going as far as calling it the Korean Romeo and Juliet this short Story is full of dramatic plotting and beautiful poetic scenes. The historical part doesn't come to short and shows us Korea in periods of change but also the harsh reality of the Japanese invasion.

Main Actress and Actor: Shin Hye-Sun as Yun Sim-Deok // Lee Jong-Suk as Kim Woo-Jin